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Charles Dickens
British Non-Fiction
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British Novels
British Plays
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What was the first work Charles Dickens ever published?
What is Sketches by Boz?
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He is known for his advocacy in favor of the scientific method (empirical evidence) and wrote Novum Organum (New Method). Who is he?
What is Francis Bacon?
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" Far from the Madding Crowd's ignoble strife"/ "The sober wishes never learned"... Finish it.
..."to stray"
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Who wrote Tom Jones?
What is Henry Fielding?
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This character had a hungry look. Who is he? Which play? Who wrote this play?
What is Cassius from Julius Caesar by Shakespeare?
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How did Charles Dickens make most of his money?
He sold novels in three-chapter, paperback installments and later sold several complete, hardcover editions.
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What is the poem In Flanders Fields about? Who wrote it?
The poem was written by the Canadian author John McCrae. It's a poem about WWI that describes the most violent scenes from the war.
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"There's a divinity that" ...
What is ..."shapes our ends"?
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Who wrote Joseph Andrews?
What is Henry Fielding?
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"If music be the food of love, play on" Explain the meaning of this quote. Where is it from? Who wrote this?
The speaker is asking for music because he is frustrated in courtship; he wants an overabundance of love so that he may lose his appetite for it. This quote some from the play Twelfth Nigh by Shakespeare.
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Who is Fagin?
What is the leader of a band of pick-pockets in Oliver Twist?
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He is known for his balanced and careful literary criticism, and for his compilation of a dictionary of the English language. Who is he?
What is Dr. Samuel Johnson?
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"I wonder lonely as a cloud That floats on high, o'er the vales and hills Where all at one I saw a crowd"...
What is " A host of golden daffodils"?
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In this novel, a certain mad woman is kept in an attic. What eponymous novel is this?
What is Jane Eyre?
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A group of lovers spend the night in a forest, where they are victims of fairies' pranks and enchantments. What play is this?
What is A Midsummer Night's Dream?
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What is "Pickwickian sense"?
An interpretation of an offensive remark that makes it palatable.
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He wrote and essay in defense of the liberal idea of political freedom, taking the position that the state may interfere with the freedom of individuals only to protect other individuals. Who was he?
What is John Stuart Mill?
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"How sharper that a serpent's tooth it is"...
What is " To have a thankless child"?
400
A curious case of double personality. Which novel? Who wrote it?
What is The Curious Case of Dr. Jerkyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson?
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"More things in heaven and Earth"... Who said this and to whom? Form which play is it?
What is Hamlet said this to Horatio (in the play Hamlet by Shakespeare)?
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What was Martha about to do as she stood before the river? Who found her?
What is commit suicide? David and Mr. Pegotty found her.
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"A man's reach should exceed his grasp" What is the meaning of this quote?
A person should attempt even those things that may turn out to be impossible.
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"Home is the sailor, home from the sea"...
What is " And the hunter from the hill"?
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The social climber Ms. Becky Sharp is the protagonist of this novel... Name it. Who wrote it?
What is Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray?
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" The quality of mercy is not strained." What does this mean? Where is it from?
The speaker is telling Shylock that mercy must be freely given and is inviting him to show mercy to Antonio, the Merchant of Venice (also the name of the play).